"Don't tell me he's taking Horn's side!"

Kyp, short for well... Kyp, is an interesting fellow. He's been to the Dark Side and back, he's destroyed a planet (sorry death star, Kyp has pretty hair) -- and has pissed many a people off, most notably a little less than half of the Solo/Skywalker clan.

He was discovered by Han Solo and Chewbacca in the spice mines of Kessel -- helping them get out of the dark with a few close calls to the giant spider looming after them for half the book he's introduced in. Han plays nice-daddy-figure and takes Kyp skiing. He's Force-sensitive, and this is when Luke steals him from his good old buddy Han and takes him to his Academy to learn shiny things.

This is where the Dark Side influences little punk Durron -- under the form of the long dead Exar Kun. Kyp has a brush with evil, destroys a planet and lives to tell about it. He's either hated or feared by most of the galaxy after that, which causes him to become snarky. And throughout the New Jedi Order, Kyp is seen being a bitch, getting things done and always flirting with the Dark Side.

Luke Skywalker has never stopped worrying that one day Kyp might float back on over and play for the other team. No, not that other team. You know you want to see Zekk/Kyp, admit it.

Name: Kyp Durron
Species: Human
Sex: Male
Homeworld: Deyer Colony / Anoat System; spent time on Kessel
Affiliation: New Republic / New Jedi Order
Occupation: Jedi Master
Parents: both unknown, both deceased
Siblings: Zeth Durron (younger brother - deceased)
Eyes: green, in most cases
Hair: brown from some sources, recent sources say dark brown/black
Height: 1.78 meters / 5'10"
Weapon: lightsaber - violet

First Appearence: Jedi Academy Trilogy: Jedi Search, by Kevin J. Anderson

Subsequent Appearances:

  [ BANTAM ERA: ]
    The Jedi Academy Trilogy
    I, Jedi
    Simple Tricks (story in Tales From the New Republic)
    Darksaber
    Planet of Twilight
    Young Jedi Knights: Return to Ord Mantell

  [ NEW JEDI ORDER ERA: ]
    Vector Prime
    Dark Tide II: Ruin
    Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse
    Balance Point
    Edge of Victory I: Conquest
    Edge of Victory II: Rebirth
    Star By Star
    Dark Journey
    The Apprentice (short story)
    Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream
    Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand
    Destiny's Way
    Ylesia (e-book)
    Force Heretic I: Remnant
    The Unifying Force

  [ POST-NJO: ]
    The Dark Nest Trilogy
    Legacy of the Force: Exile

  [ COMICS: ]
    Jedi Academy: Leviathan
 

RPG STATS (as of Vector Prime):

KYP DURRON: Male Human Jedi Guardian 9/Fringer 2/Jedi Ace 4; Init +1; Defense 25 (+14 class, +1 Dex); Spd 10 m; VP/WP 110/15; Atk +14/+9/+4 melee (1d3+2, unarmed) or +16/+11/+6* melee (4d8+2/19-20, lightsaber) or +13/+8/+3 ranged (3d6, blaster pistol); SQ Barter, familiarity, starfighter defense, starship focus, starfighter evasion; SV Fort +13, Ref +13, Will +7; SZ M; FP 6; DSP 6; Rep 15; Str 15, Dex 13, Con 15, Int 12, Wis 13, Cha 13, Challenge Code: F.

EQUIPMENT: Lightsaber (Kyp has constructed his own lightsaber), blaster pistol, datapad, XJ X-wing starfighter, astromech droid.

SKILLS: Astrogate +5, Bluff +3, Computer Use +7, Craft (lightsaber) +5, Diplomacy +2, Hide +6, Intimidate +3, Knowledge (alien species) +3, Knowledge (Kessel) +5, Listen +3, Move Silently +3, Pilot +13, Read/Write Basic, Repair +4, Search +3, Speak Basic, Speak Shyriiwook, Spot +3, Survival +5, Treat Injury +2.

FORCE SKILLS: Affect Mind +6, Battlemind +10, Enhance Ability +11, Enhance Senses +7, Force Defense +7, Force Stealth +5, Heal Self +8, Move Object +8, See Force +9.

FEATS: Alertness, Endurance, Exotic Weapon Proficiency (lightsaber), Force-Sensitive, Heroic Surge, Starship Dodge, Starship Operation (starfighters), Weapon Focus (lightsaber), Weapon Focus (laser cannons), Weapon Group Proficiencies (blaster pistols, simple weapons).

FORCE FEATS: Alter, Control, Deflect Blasters, Sense.